Nature of Business	9 Months Ended
Nature of Business	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Nature of Business	1. Nature of Business Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “University”) is a regionally accredited university focused on offering graduate and undergraduate degree programs in eight colleges across over 160 degree programs on its 186 acre traditional ground campus in Phoenix, Arizona and online. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The University’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are primarily used to facilitate expansion of the University campus.

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